chinese name

[rezaf]

hi

my name is reza fahimi and searching for a suitable chinese male name. in a web page i found these names. what are their meanings and how do you read them? in case they are not good does anyone has a suggestion?

[rose~]

That's a transliteration of your name. I'm not a native speaker, but [pop=Lei Za/léi zā]雷扎[/pop] [pop=法希姆/fǎxīmǔ]法希姆[/pop] seems fine to me. With a transliterated name, the characters chosen aren't as significant as they would be in a real Chinese name, and there are several that are comminly used such as "法" in your name here.

Here are some brief definitions from chinese-tools.com:

雷1扎2法3希4姆5

1.雷 léi (surname) / thunder

2.扎 zhā to prick / to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into zhá penetrating (as of cold) / struggle zā tie with string or ribbon / bind with rope or cord / to stopzā to tie / to bind

3.法 fǎ law / method / way / Buddhist teaching / Legalist / France (abbrev.)

4.希 xī rare / infrequent

5.姆 mǔ governess

But how about something like [pop=lucky/ruì]瑞[/pop][pop=beneficence/zé]泽[/pop] or [pop=astute/ruì]睿[/pop][pop=beneficence/zé]泽[/pop] for "Reza"? Something using "Rui Ze" or "Rui Za"? Perhaps someone else could suggest something?

Also, what is the purpose of the name? I have a transliteration of my name which would used be on docments such as business card, but most people call me by a two-character abbreviation of my given name as anything else would be too long.

[Koneko]

How about:

方睿赞

方 = Chinese surname, Fang (Close to your surname's first syllable)

睿 = Far-sighted, Rui

赞 = Praise, Zan

K.

[rezaf]

you mean i use fang as may surname and ruizan as my first name?

it sounds good but does ruizan have a meaning in chinese? i mean can it be used as a proper chinese name?

[gamerfu]

First name suggestion:

日哲

日 = sun (ri4)

哲 = philosophy, wise (zhe2)

Sounds very close to "reza", translation is "the day is wise" or "the date is wise".

Then add your own last name, if you so desire.

[gamerfu]

Also, Chinese names have 2 or 3 characters, that includes the family name.

[Aeriagloris]

not necessarily includes the family name,

"赞" is a positive word (means praise)，but occurs rarely in people's name

[skylee]

Also, Chinese names have 2 or 3 characters, that includes the family name.

Names with 4 characters, e.g. 歐陽菲菲, are not uncommon.

[Koneko]

you mean i use fang as may surname and ruizan as my first name?

Right! You may choose Fang as your surname and Ruizan as your given name.

"赞" is a positive word (means praise)，but occurs rarely in people's name

It's true but everyone has his right to be different.

K.

[Aeriagloris]

gosh

I made mistake,it must include the family name

[Aeriagloris]

gosh .I made mistake,the family must be included

[rezaf]

thanks. I think 方日哲 would be good. and easy to write